Watch-winding apparatus

Abstract

An improved watch-winding apparatus comprising: a bottom support; a body; a lid cover with a glass window; and a plurality of tabbed spring cushions. A solid direct drive system drives the rotating tray. An electronic system keeps the rotating tray swinging per the intended program. Where a drawer is employed, a catch lock mechanism is also provided to prevent the drawer from automatically sliding open.

1 . An improved watch-winding apparatus comprising: 
 a bottom support;    a body mounted to said support;    a lid cover with a window disposed on said body;    a rotatable tray mounted to said body;    a plurality of tabbed spring cushions;    a solid direct drive system rotatably receivable by said tray drives the tray; and    an electronic system for defining swing motion of said rotating tray in accordance with a pre-established program.    
   
   
       2 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said bottom support further has a plurality of rubber legs.  
   
   
       3 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said bottom support further has a plurality of rubber bottomed metal legs.  
   
   
       4 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said body can be swing open from said bottom support for forming an inclination.  
   
   
       5 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 3 , wherein said body has a brace on its under side, and said brace can selectively match the teeth of a ratch on said bottom support for forming a different inclination angle of said body.  
   
   
       6 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said body is perpendicular to the ground and said inclination angle of said rotating tray is pre-fixed.  
   
   
       7 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said spring cushion has a handle in the form of a tab attached on the end of said cushion away from an adjustable slider.  
   
   
       8 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said direct driving system has a solid part for transferring torsion between a driving source and a driven load without slipping. While a timing belt can be added to separate the input and output shaft isolating the vibration from the input source enabling a smoother output rotation mode.  
   
   
       9 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein said electronic system comprises a plurality of PCBs.  
   
   
       10 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 8 , wherein said electronic system comprises an automatic lock mechanism which locks the tray on a horizontal position.  
   
   
       11 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 9 , wherein said electronic system comprises a magnetic sensor which detects the position of said tray and sends a signal to a computer (CPU) of a said PCB.  
   
   
       12 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein the watch can freely swing under gravitation along an axis formed by ball bearings.  
   
   
       13 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 1 , further comprising a drawer and a catch lock mechanism to prevent the drawer from automatically sliding open.  
   
   
       14 . An improved watch-winding apparatus as in  claim 8 , further comprising an input shaft and an output shaft and a timing belt separating said shafts and isolating the vibration from the driving source to enable a smoother output rotation mode.